Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 73.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 73.58 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sri Lanka peaked at 82.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.35, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.04 | — |
| 2001 | 16.38 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 16.68 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.35 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 20.17 | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 22.44 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 25.92 | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 32.02 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 45.58 | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 51.83 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 56 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 59.17 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 57.14 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 65.16 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 64.66 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.6 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 72.84 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 70.1 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 72.41 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 65.12 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 59.91 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 82.6 | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 58.92 | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 73.58 | +24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.34 | 15.35 | 51.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.32 | 56 | 72.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.75 | 58.92 | 82.6 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,804 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sri Lanka was 73.58 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.35 in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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